Typographic Portraits
Illustrator
Singer: Michelle Branch
Singer: Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters
Singer: Bob Dylan
Actress: Scarlett Johansson
Students
Only using their last
name
Just using individual
letters
Sometimes just words
Description of self
Add a background
Add some color….
Student from: Roxbury High School, NJ
Students from: Somerville High School
All with words that tell a story
Dramatic use of
text with some
colorful brush
strokes.
Singer: Rihanna
Now here’s how we start….
• Locate a subject matter: you, person in family, celebrity. Search online or bring in a photo of that person. Then we must convert to grayscale (photoshop).
• Pick either the name or letters in the name or phrases representing that person. Even words that identify that person: strong, powerful etc.
• Executed in Illustrator (vector-based program)
• We will be using Text on a Path in Illustrator.